I See Her Still in My Dreams

From the sheet music collection of Susan Hopkins:  "I See Her Still in My Dreams" by Stephen Foster.  The song was published in 1857.  To listen to the tune, click here.  The American composer Stephen Foster (1826-1864) was well known for his minstrel songs and sentimental ballads.  PBS's American Experience featured Foster in one of their programs.  Their website has some very good information about his life and work.

Stephen Foster

I See Her Still in My Dreams

While the flowr's bloom in gladness and spring birds rejoice

There's void in our household of one gentle voice.

The form of a loved one hath passed from the light,

But the sound of her footfall returns with the night;

For I see her still in my dreams,

I see her still in my dreams,

Though her smiles have departed from the meadows and streams.

I see her still in my dreams,

I see her still in my dreams.

Though her voice once familiar hath gone from the day

And her smiles from the sunlight hath gone from the day

Though I wake to a scene now deserted and bleak,

In my visions I find the lost form that I seek;

In my visions I find the lost form that I seek;

For I see her still in my dreams,

Though her smiles have departed from the meadows and streams.

I see her still in my dreams.

I see her still in my dreams.